jeff: martese johnson said the last several months at uva were extremely stressful as the situation was hanging over his head. now he says he is ecstatic the charges have been dropped. johnson was all smiles this morning, walking into the courtroom with his attorney. he just finished his third year at uva. the hearing started at 9:15, lasting two minutes. e commonwealth attorney told the judge, he wanted to drop the charges against johnson. they use the situation as an opportunity to improve relations between citizens and law enforcement. it was early on the morning of march 18 that cell phone video captured virginia abc officers throwing johnson to the ground and bleeding in an area near uva called the corner. this was after johnson was denied entry into a bar. despite the stress from the experience, johnson says he will be using it as motivation to move forward. martese johnson: it was a large moment of injustice, in my opinion, but that will be so much more powerful than our community and the nation. jeff: the attorney also announcing he will not be charging the officers involved in

are more respected than martese johnson. he's the elected vice chairman of the prestigious honor committee. he's also a student from south side chicago who thought he had finally escaped racial stereotypes. >> and i think that the moment my head hit the ground, that's when my realization came back. that's when i sort of understood that no matter where i go in my life, i'm still a black man and to a large majority of population, i'm still seen as a threat. >> reporter: no matter your level of accomplishments. >> it doesn't matter what i do in this world. i'm still an african american man. >> reporter: prosecutors also said they won't be charging the agents who tackled martese johnson, and he agreed saying there's no need to punish them. scott, johnson even said he now feels happy this all happened because it exposed an injustice. >> pelley: wyatt andrews with the interview tonight. wyatt, thank you. a major outbreak of bird flu is pushing the price of eggs toward record highs. we sent adriana diaz to iowa where farmers are su

martese johnson says he doesn't think the abc officers should face any charges because he doesn't think it would benefit society. reporter henry graph of our sister station in charlottesville sat down with johnson earlier this afternoon. >> that was probably the most appalling moment for me being able to look back and see the blood dripping down my face. and all of my peers standing around to watch. >> reporter: it's these images that will stick with martese johnson for a lifetime. the third-year uva student says st. patrick's day 2015 started as a typical night on the lawn with friends until he tried enter trinity irish pub with an old identification card. was that my driver's license had a different zip code than my identification card from past years simply because my family had moved. >> reporter: johnson says once out of line an abc agent grabbed his arm and confronted him. >> as i was grabbing for my i.d., another officer who was standing nearby grabbed my other arm. so at that moment, both of my arms are grabbed and behind my back and the third officer approached. that third offi

student martese johnson. cell phone video initially showed johnson with a bloody face after abc agents arrested him outside of a bar in the early morning hours in march in charlottesville. he was charged with two misdemeanor counts. a judge dropped the charges today at the prosecutor's request. alison: a howard university graduate is accused of misrepresenting her racial background. rachel dolezal heads the naacp chapter in spokane, washington and identifies as black. says her father is african-american. however, her other family members say dolezal's parents are white. jonathan: well there is terrifying moments for a driver in arlingto the pictures tell the story. check this out. take a good look at that. that was a truck that went under the back end of a semi carrying a forklift. not much left of the truck. that is a big truck. arlington tweeted out the photo showing that the truck collided with the back of the tractor-trailer. the accident shut down the southbound lanes of north glee road. at 13th street. a

that's what martese johnson told our peggy fox after charges against him were formally dropped in charlottesville. >> reporter: martese john -- johnson says he's elated not to have possible jail time hanging over his memorial day, but more importantly it's been an -- over his head, but more importantly it's been an eye opening opportunity. >> it is a tremendous opportunity for me to have a second chance at not having charges and being free. >> reporter: in court this morning a judge approved the commonwealth attorney's motion to dismiss the charges against martese johnson. >> i'm kind of glad it was dropped. >> reporter: the 20-year-old was injured and bloodied as white abc officers pinned him to the ground, handcuffed and shackled him outside in march. >> race was definitely a factor in this situation. i do not believe it was the only factor. i think the other factors that played a big part in this situation were poor training by the force as well as the over militarization of police forces generally. >> reporter: the commonwealth attorney said after reviewing the investigation by virginia state

reporter: the lead prosecutor said justice would be served if all charges were dropped against martese johnsony arrest in march added to the national conversation about white cop/black suspect interaction. johnson said he was ecstatic and described the details of his arrest to cbs news. >> i was still in shock. i didn't realize my face was pouring with blood. >> i go to uva! >> reporter: it stunned the uva community to see martese johnson under arrest after he was tackled to the brick pavement face down. >> two agents have my arm. >> reporter: we asked him to demonstrate what happened. >> it was outside the trinity bar near uva. two agents after demanding his identification then grabbed both of his arms as they took him down. >> from what i remember i remember my leg going back like this and falling face forward to the ground. >> did your forehead take the fall? your forehead broke the fall? >> yes, it did. >> reporter: it took ten stitches to close the gash. they were checking for rnd age drinking and fake i.d.s. they arrested him after he grew belligerent. he insists his i.d. was legitimate

virginia prosecutors say officers did not commit a crime when they arrested martese johnson, a process that ended up with him being bloodied. jeff goldberg has the new developments on the case. what is the latest? jeff: the commonwealth attorney chapman today holding a long thorough detailed presentation to explain his decision not to charge martese johnson or the three officers involved in the incident. in a briefing this afternoon in charlottesville, chapman saying his office interviewed 52 people as part of the investigation including johnson and the officers and other eyewitnesses. he ays he would not have hesitated to charge the virginia a.b.c. officers if he believed their actions were malicious or racially motivated but he said he found no evidence of that. chapman saying the agents were justified in approaching johnson after he was turned away from a bar early in the morning on of march 18 in st. patrick's day celebration in an area near u.v.a. called the corner. cell phone video captured johnson being thrown to the ground by the agents his head bleeding. that video was seen al

martese johnson will be back in court today where all charges against him will be dropped. johnson faced public intoxication charges but the charlottesville commonwealth's attorney dropped the case yesterday after reviewing the state police investigation. alcoholic beverage control officers arrested him back in march outside of a charlottesville pub. johnson's lawyer accused the officers of excessive force. >>> virginia's former first lady maureen mcdonnell has filed the final brief as she appeals her conviction. the lawyers insist it only happened because the courts used a an overly broad interpretation of the bribery law. bob mcdonnell and his wife were found guilty of taking gifts in exchange for political favors. >>> developing this morning, we're learning a cyber attack may have targeted more government workers than originally thought. a union says hackers stole personnel data and social security numbers for every federal worker. the office of personnel management said that's not true. opm said 4 million active and former workers may have had their information compromis

martese johnson will appear before a judge today.d outrage in a college town. wyatt andrews spoke with him in an interview you'll see only on "cbs this morning." he's in charlottesville this morning. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here in court later this morning the judge will drop on strukds and intoxications against martese johnson. he's the uva student whose bloody incident in march brought on protests. he spoke exclusively to cbs news. >> i was still in shock. i didn't realize my face was pouring with blood. >> i go to uva. >> reporter: it stunned the uva community to see martese johnson under arrest and bleeding after kroll controlled agented tackled him onto the brick pavement face down. we asked him to demonstrate what happened. it was outside the trinity bar near uva on the night of st. patrick's day. johnson said two agents after demanding his identification then grabbed both of his arms as they took him down. >> what i remember is i remember my leg going back like this and falling faceforward to the ground

va student martese johnson says he is ecstatic the case against him has been dismissed. his arrest triggered uproar back in march when a cell phone camera captured alcoholic beverage control officers pinning him to the ground. he was left bruised and bloodied. >>> turning to the weather now, the heat and humidity are dangerous and oppressive. people on the national mall this afternoon have to be careful and take precautions against heat exhaustion. meteorologist amelia siegel tells us more from the storm center. amelia, it feels like it is at least 100. absolutely, pat. and we are going to be dealing with that similar feel in the air tomorrow afternoon once again during the peak heating of thor at into, temperatures will feel close to 100 degrees. right now the they are mom melter reading 93. for the evening hours, 6 p.m., may be dealing with a quick-moving shower through the metro area, otherwise hot temperature 90 by 8 p.m. most of us should return to dry companies. most if not all of your evening going to be mainly dry. 10 p.m., temperature around 82. scattered after

martese johnson was asked about that. he said there is a lesson i goes way beyond criminal charges, mainly talking about understanding and training. he will be in turning on capitol hill in d.c. this summer and then will begin his fourth year at uva this fall. jummy: also new this noon, president obama making an unscheduled stop on capitol hill. he just wrapped up a meeting with house members to make a final pitch for his controversial trade legislation. the concern for congresses that that legislation would come at the expense of jobs. that massive government hack making waves in the senate this noon. lawmakers rejected a cyber security measure in the wake of that intrusion. this is the third time in as many years that the bipartisan effort to a dress cyber security has failed -- address cyber security has failed. a key decision from the state of maryland this noon about silver springs' free range parents. maryland officials say free range parenting is not negligent and child protective services should stay out of the ca

today a judge let the commonwealth attorney drop charges against martese johnson. the 20-year-old was hurt after white abc officers pinned him to the ground, handcuffed and shackled him in march. the videos of photos with him on the ground bloody faced sparked protests over police conduct. now he says he's happy this happened. >> it finally made me realize regardless of what you do in this situation, regardless of what labels or titles you have, certain members of our community will always be seen the same way. >> the common wealth attorney said after the investigation the incident didn't warrant criminal charges. the abc agents are still on restricted administrative duty. >>> a judge set a trial date for the man convicted of killing chandra levy, but he will stay behind bars until that date gets here. ingmar guandique will go to trial next year. today a judge denied him bond. levy disappeared while jogging in rock creek park in 2001. her body was found there a year later. guandique's employees argued his former cellmate lied during his first trial. >>> a major dev

. >>> and 20-year-old martese johnson was charged with to misdemeanors which the prosecutors will askismissed. agents arrested him outside of a bar in march video of the violence encounter went viral and johnson says he was targeted because of his race. >>> authorities in massachusetts say that a man that was distraught over a failing relationship released chemical gases in his apartment killing himself and seven other people in the hospital they went to his apartment after the 31-year-old man posted on facebook that concerned his friends the man may have mixed hydrogen and sulphur, seven people were taken to the hop with possible respiratory problems. >>> an 11 and person has died of the mers outbreak in south korea. the outbreak has been contained in hospitals but it's causing widespread fears nearly 3,000 schools remain closed in that country today. >> well, after the break we have new information on a new cyber attack targeting federal workers and why it's worse than first thought and why kids are not drinking enough water and that could have a negative impact on their health. 14

. >>> charges against uva student martese johnson who was injured in a bloody arrest by ac agents were officially dropped today. a judge accepted charlottesville's commonwealth's attorney's motions to dismiss charges against johnson from the march 8th incident. the 20-year-old was pinned to the ground and injured in the head during a violent arrest by the agents outside the bar. the videos and photos sparked outrage of racism and police misconduct. johnson said the incident had a profound effect on him steering him to spend the rest of his life serving the minority community and shedding light own justice. >> many instances minorities are not allowed this privilege. it shouldn't just be the honor student who goes to the university of virginia and has some great academic record who has the opportunity to have his charges dropped for something that happened soul justly. soul-- so unjustly. >> johnson has an internship on capitol hill but will be back in charlottesville on sunday for community discussion led by the commonwealth attorney. >>> coming up details of a freak explosion at a sho

. >>> tonight tough candid thoughts about martese johnson being a young black man in this country. his public arrest sparked public outrage and a police investigation. alcohol beverage control arrested him for public intoxication and obstruction of justice. johnson says he is ecstatic prosecutors have dropped the charges, but he believes he was singled out that night because he is black. as a highly plushed student at uva he thought -- accomplished student at uva he thought he had escaped racial stereotype. now he thought wrong he says. >> the moment my head hit the ground, that's when my realization came back. that's where i sort of understood that no matter where i go in my life i'm still a black man and to a large majority of the population i'm still seen as a threat. >> reporter: no matter your level of accomplishment? >> doesn't matter what i do in this world. i'm still an african american man. >> prosecutors will not charge the three agents. johnson agreed there's no need to punish them. in the end he said he's happy this happened to the extent it exposed injustice. >>> polic

peggy fox talked with martese johnson about this incident. peg what did he say? >> reporter: well, he is elated. exstate, but the whole -- ecstatic, but the whole thing has been a realization that racism is pervasive and emboldened him to make change. now in court this morning, shortsville commonwealth attorney -- charlottesville commonwealth attorney made a motion the dismiss the charges against johnson from the march 18th incident. he said after reviewing the evidence from an independent investigation by virginia state police, the incident didn't warrant criminal charges. the 20-year-old was pinned to the ground and injured during a violent arrest by alcohol beverage and control officers outside a bar on the corner during st. patrick's day celebrations. video and photos went viral and sparked protests through uva's campus over racism and police misconduct. >> it is a tremendous opportunity for me to have the second chance at not having charges and being free. but i think that in many instances, minorities are not allowed this privilege. it shouldn't just be the

officers with virginia's alcohol beverage control arrested martese johnson in downtown charlottesville last march, charged him with public intoxication and obstruction of justice. the video shows johnson badly bleeding from the head. the arrest sparked public uproar and investigation by the state police and based on this prosecutors decided the evidence does not warrant criminal charges. they also found no evidence to warrant charges against the officers who made the arrest. >>> now to cleveland where prosecutors say the tamir rice case will go to a grand jury. tamir was the 12-year-old boy shot and killed by a police officer in cleveland park last november. he was playing with a pellet gun. the prosecutors' announcement today came just hours after a judge ruled there was probable cause to charge the police officer with murder and charge his partner with negligent homicide. despite that finding it will be up to the grand jury and prosecutors to decide whether or not those officers will eventually face charges. >>> d.c.'s attorney general filed suit against two d.c. police officers for

>> reporter: last march images of university of virginia student martese johnson sparked public outcryeptember the california highway patrol reached a $1.5 million settlement with marlene pinnock after video surfaced of the 51- year-old getting punched repeatedly by an officer. but the interactions in the texas video weren't all hostile. >> two young men returned a missing flashlight to one of the officers. who offered this advice. >> i'm just saying, don't take off running when the cops get here. >> reporter: police say they made one arrest and are not aware of any injuries. everyone else was released to a parent or guardian. police did not say how long the investigation into the officer will take. jeff? >> glor: mark albert, thank you very much. up next here, an american woman sets off on a solo journey rowing across the pacific. bring us your aching and sleep deprived. bring us those who want to feel well rested. aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid... plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. be a morning person again with aleve pm. the real question that nee

martese johnson was arrested back in march. tos of the arrest show him pinned to the ground with blood on his face. johnson was initially charged with public intoxication. now the charlottesville commonwealth attorney said the charges will be dropped. he also said the findings did not warn charges against the virginia alcoholic beverage control officers who arrested johnson. an alert for metro riders, the commute could be complicated as metro makes long-term repairs. the ntsb found pieces of the third rail were improperly instruct -- constructed that installed, creating the potential for smoke and fire. this could be connected with the deadly incident in january at l'enfant plaza. metro says they will have midday and possibly extended single tracking. the worst part of that, the work could take over a year to complete. tonight, word of another incident involving rabies in fairfax county. the city of falls church said two dogs are being treated after fighting with a rabid raccoon. asked we, we told you about two people attacked b

officers arrested eded eded martese johnson outside of a bar. johnson said he doesn't think the officers should face any charges. the charges against the student were cropped last week. prosecutors in culpepper say he needs more time to decide whether to file charges against an officer. a man died after he was tased by an officer. the freelance star reports that the commonwealth's attorney office is reviewing the evidence here. 30-year-old domenic wise died after he was tased and taken into custody. an autopsy determined that wise's death was an accident. the medical examiner also said the electric shock from the taser played a role. it happens back in march. >>> 5:47. new details this morning. another courtroom showdown is looming over the battle for sweet briar college's closure. the president and board must get a court blessing to close the college. this was written in a will when the college was colleaguege was created over 100 years ago. >>> imagine seeing your stolen bike for sale on craigslist. that is exactly what happened to one montgome

martese johnson was belligerent after leaving a bar. the arrest sparked a public uproar and police investigation. >>> this morning, jeb bush is on the third leg of the european tour in estonia talking with leaders of the baltic states. this comes ahead of his announcement on monday entering officially the 2016 presidential race. >> he is on this tour with his wife. you have not seen his wife until now. this will be have to be a public role which many people close to her is uncomfortable for her. >> she has knowledgeacknowledged that. >>> gop candidates are coming together for the annual retreat. scott walker and chris christie among some. >> i wonder if they all go up together on the hot air balloon riding. >> along with skeet shooting. >>> surprising comments from rick santorum. the former senator who once compared homosexuality to bestiality. here is what he said if he would accept an endorsement from caitlyn jenner. >> would i accept the endorsement? the answer is if that's the way she feels about my candidacy, sure. never ask anyone

driver had a medical emergency, we are hear frgt university of virginia student, the charges again martese johnsonbeen dropped. they said the 20-year-old student was acting drunk outside of a bar and video of the vie help ep encounter went viral. there is not evidence to charge johnson or the officers. >> i am excited to move forward and serve my society. it is a tremendous opportunity for me to have a second chance at not having charges and being free. >> the governor has ordered a state police investigation. >>> time for sports, eagles players are talking about the departure of evan mathis tonight and giving people an earful. jeff skversky is live with more. >> hey guys, evan mathis is looking through the want ads, the two time pro bowler was cut yesterday by chip kelly he was in a contract dispute for two years and now he has to get a new one elsewhere. we caught up with connor barwin helping a family install solar panels. one he lifted this up a ladder and was surprised that chip cut mathis whenever you see these sort of things start to happen it's usually a bad ending and of course it's a bad

martese johnson was agitated after leaving a bar in march. the arrest of the video sparked a public outroar and state police investigation. >>> politics now. jeb bush on the third leg of the european tour in estonia today. he will make a formal announcement on monday -- did you know he will run for president? >> i had no idea. i thought he was still thinking about it. >>> half a dozen republican candidates set to make their pitch to doneors this weekend. deborah feyerick and john kasich and chris christi are going to go skeet shooting and horse back riding and take a hot air balloon ride. >> all of the people will get to whack the pinata. >>> rick santorum has been saying very interesting things. a lot of people once considered him a rock solid social conservative. he compared homosexuality to bestiality. listen to what he told erin burnett if he would accept an endorsement from caitlyn jenner. >> if caitlyn generaljenner wanted to endorse me. i would say if that is how she feels about my candidacy, sure. never ask anyone why they are voting

that's martese johnson. alcoholic bev ram control agents arrested him at the university -- outside the university of virginia. it was a bloody arrest. the photos of the student went viral on social media. the management of the bar where johnson was arrested says he didn't appear to be intoxicated and he was pretty polite after being turned away from the bar. well prosecutors went through hundreds of pages of documents and decided it is not in the commonwealth's best interest to prosecute that case. at the live deck i'm chris lawrence. >>> the purple line could be a step closer to becoming a reality, as long as two local counties are willing to share a larger share of the cost. maryland's transportation secretary has recommended to governor larry hogan that he approve a plan to build the purple line as long as the cost to the state is reduced. two officials familiar with the discussions tell the "washington post" that the secretary's plan calls for about $300 million to be trimmed from the $2.5 billion projec

interest of everyone not to file charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice against martese johnsons arrest in march sparked a public uproar and protests. >>> a measure that would give paid sick days to thousands of montgomery county workers is a step closer to reality. the county council's health and human services committee passed the bill. it would allow workers to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave every year, the plan is similar to legislation that stalled in the maryland general assembly. >>> the federal communications commission is calling it a huge win for consumers. a court has refused to block net neutrality sites. that means new rules that uphold the concept go into effect today which means all online content will be allowed to load at the same speed. the fcc says broadband providers cannot give faster speeds to any particular content. >>> after their big 3-1 win over australia monday, the u.s. women will face sweden in their second world cup soccer match. and you can get started early at the party. due possibility circle national park where the nment starts at 5:30

hear what martese johnson has to say about that at 5:00. until then in charlottesville jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: we have new information this information about the montgomery county parents accuse of le pecting their children lefting their 10 and 6-year-old walk home alone from a park. today department of child protective service clarified the policy on free range parenting. now it says the state should not investigate unless children are being harmed or at risk of being harmed. we will speak with the mother at the center of the controversy coming up at 4:45. jonathan: people look for ways to beat the heat heading into the weekend. it's hot. linda hernandez picking up the coverage from southeast washington. what are you doing to stay cool? linda: yes, at yards park. it says set to be a steamny night after a scorching day. look at the construction crews we caught with. miserable conditions to work out. d.c. declared a heat emergency with the temperatures in the 90's about heat index of 100 degrees. we found people finding ways to coo

jummy: a prosecutor will ask a judge to disk missed charges against martese johnson arrested outside justice. the pressing and says that there is not now enough evidence to charge him. it is now illegal to smoke electronic cigarettes in public laces -- in public places in montgomery county. right now on news channel 8, we will see you back here in about 25 minutes for another up eight. have a great friday. >>> good morning, america. it's 8 a.m. and shocking video caught on camera at a preschool playground. they appear to shove a 2-year-old. the outrage overnight. >>> also ahead. obsessed with snacking. >> i got some snacks. >> oh hear about how much you hate yourself all night. >> are your kids oversnacking between meals and you don't even know it? the new normal when it comes to eating and how to get your family healthy and happy. ♪ >>> and fight song. the woman behind this video watched more than 40 million times sharing her personal story this morning. >> i am still going to keep fighting. >> the anthem that keeps her going and a personal surprise you'll only see on "gma." ♪ talk